Refactoring

Who recommended it

1. 

   David Heinemeier Hansson Programmer, racing driver, creator of Ruby on Rails

   Explicit recommendation

   One of the programming books David Heinemeier Hansson says meant most to him, or one of two writing books he adds at the end.

   The five programming books that meant most to me↗ Blog postsignalvnoise.com Signal v. Noise (37signals) · 26 Dec 2012 · checked 13 Nov 2026

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